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Hi students! Today is the first day of our 5-day mini-course about English words with multiple meanings.
In this mini-course, we're going to look at 5 VERY common words and learn a total of 100 different ways to use them. This will improve your ability to express yourself in English, because you'll discover lots of new ways to use some words you already know.
Here's how the course works: each daily lesson will focus on one word, and I'll teach you various meanings of that word in English, as well as how it's used in some expressions and phrasal verbs.
After you watch the video, make sure to do the exercises so that you can review what you've learned and put it into practice! Practicing is the key to remembering these words and expressions so that you can actually use them when you speak English.
Multiple Meanings Of RUN
Today's word is RUN. This simple word has approximately 645 different definitions and uses – and you might be thinking, "It's impossible to learn them all!" – you're right, and it's not even necessary to memorize all 645 definitions.
You should focus on the most common ones used in daily life – and that's what I'm going to teach you in today's lesson. We'll cover 16 meanings for "run" as well as some common phrasal verbs and idioms.
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Today I want to invite you to join a FREE mini-course starting soon – all about English words with many different meanings and uses.
During your English studies, you may have seen lists of the most common English words – they're simple words that we use VERY frequently, like run, set, play, and so on. You already know what they mean, right? But here's the problem: These common words have MULTIPLE meanings. In fact, if you check the dictionary, some of these words have hundreds of different definitions! So you already know their basic meanings… but you probably aren't familiar with all the various ways we use these words in English. For example, you know the basic meaning of the word cut. But what does it mean to "cut someone off" or "cut to the chase" or "make a cutting remark"? You know the basic meaning of the word play. But do you understand when someone says "it's a play for sympathy" or "Let's see how this plays out"? When you're learning English, studying individual words and memorizing basic definitions is not enough. You need to learn how these words are used in so many different ways in real life. That's why I'm offering this free mini-course about English words with multiple meanings. It starts on Monday, September 7th and runs for 5 days. Inside this mini-course, you'll learn 5 common English words that we can use in over 100 different ways. Again, this is completely free – you just need to sign up so that I can email you each new lesson when the mini-course starts on September 7. In each lesson, we'll focus on ONE word and I'll teach you 20 different ways to use that word. I'll give you examples to help you see how we use these expressions in real life, and then you can do practice exercises to review what you learned. I think you'll really enjoy it! https://www.espressoenglish.net/free-minicourse-words-with-multiple-meanings/One place I see a lot of students making mistakes is in using the verb agree. Specifically, which preposition to use after it: Do you agree on something or agree with something or agree to something? We actually use ALL of these in English - but in different situations. So today you'll learn 5 ways to use the verb agree correctly, with example sentences.
It's really easy to make these little mistakes when you're learning English, and it's hard to discover and correct your own errors! As an teacher, I see a lot of the same mistakes being made frequently by students - and that's why I created the 200 common errors in English course. Inside this course, you'll learn the most common mistakes in grammar, vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation - so that you can recognize them and avoid them. This is one of my newest courses at Espresso English, and students love it:
"A great course. It's simple and clear. The best, most useful course I've taken so far. Thanks a lot." - Cesare "The curriculum, presentation, explanation and instruction is brilliant. I thoroughly enjoyed this course till the end and I highly recommend it." - VithalHAVE is one of the most common verbs in English, and we use this word in many different ways! In today's lesson, you'll learn 30 different collocations with have. These are the typical combinations of words that native speakers often use. I'll show you the collocations in example sentences. You can also create your own sentences using these collocations to help you remember them better.
A lot of students tell me they know a lot of English words, but they have a hard time putting the words together. Learning collocations will help you put words together in a correct way... in a way that sounds natural. You can learn 1000 common collocations inside my e-book. What's great about this e-book is that each lesson is super-quick - it only takes about 5 minutes to read the text, and 5 minutes to do the quiz.
Students often say, "I have a doubt" and then ask me something about English.
However, native speakers DON'T usually say it this way. If you want to know the answer about something, you should say "I have a question." So how can you use the word "doubt" correctly? You'll learn how - with lots of examples and expressions - in today's lesson! When you're not exactly sure about the right word to use, it can make you lose confidence in your English skills, and then you hesitate to speak. But when you KNOW how to use English words correctly, then you will be able to speak and write without fear of mistakes! That's why I wrote the 600+ Confusing Words Explained E-Book - to help you understand these words clearly and use them correctly :-) If you've ever hesitated because you're not sure about the differences between words like specially and especially, interfere and intervene, or distinct and distinctive - this e-book is for you.You might be thinking... why make a video about pronouncing CAN and CAN'T - that's so easy and obvious! But there are some pronunciation changes when native English speakers say these words fast. This lesson will help you understand can/can't better when you HEAR them, and it will also help you SAY these words more naturally in sentences.
These pronunciation differences between can and can't are small but important... and native English pronunciation is FULL of these little details! If you want to improve your pronunciation so that you sound more like a native English speaker, come check out my American English Pronunciation Course. I'll take you through all the sounds of the language, and you can listen and repeat lots of words and sentences in order to help you speak more clearly and confidently.
Do you know what it means to have a "free spirit" or "free rein"? Is being a "freeloader" a good thing or a bad thing? Today you'll learn the answers to these questions and much more - I'll teach you 10 interesting expressions with the word "free."
Expressions like "get off scot-free" and "give someone free rein" are examples of idioms - short phrases that can't be explained or translated literally. What's the best way to learn idioms, if you can't translate them literally? The best way is to learn them in context - by seeing real examples of when native English speakers would use each expression. I made a course that will teach you 300+ idioms in 30 days! Each lesson has 4 steps:
In soccer, we don't say "make a goal," we say "score a goal." Outside of sports, we don't say "follow a goal," but we do say "pursue a goal" or "work towards a goal."
Learn 20 collocations with the word "goal"! "Collocations" are the common combinations of words that are frequently used by native speakers. These typical combinations of words can be hard to learn because often there are no rules that can help you know which words to use together - these expressions simply exist because people commonly use them in that way! However, you can learn collocations quickly and with the audio e-book 1000 English Collocations in 10 Minutes a Day. Each lesson presents common collocations on a specific topic, and includes a practice exercise.A lot of students ask me about phrases and idioms they've heard in conversations and TV shows. In today's lesson, I'm going to share the answers with you, explaining each expression with a few examples.
Quick answers to your questions about idioms
There are a lot of idioms in English... and sometimes even native English speakers come across expressions we don't know! So how do we figure them out? We interpret them from the context. Based on the situation in which the idiom is said, we make our best guess as to what the expression means. My 300+ English Idioms Course helps you do this, too! Instead of just telling you what the idioms mean, I have you use your head... each lesson starts with a quiz where you try to interpret the idioms in context. Then I explain them to clear up any doubts. Try it yourself with this free sample lesson :-)
When you're worried, it's even harder to express yourself in English - but this lesson will help: 10 Practical English Phrases for Talking about Worries & Relief. These can help expand your vocabulary by going beyond the basic "I'm worried" and "I'm relieved."
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